FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA: Thank you very much, Madame Secretary. Ladies and gentlemen, it's a great pleasure to be here in the capital of United Sta...

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Afghanistan hopes a June donors' meeting in Paris will secure 50 billion dollars in aid to implement a five-year development plan, Finance Minister...

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